State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, post funeral Reception. Prince Bernhard and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visit with Naval Aide to President John F. Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (left), and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard (right), during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President Kennedy. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Joseph Luns, stands in center. Also pictured (in background): First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Anastas Mikoyan; Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.